Experts' Choice Award Angkor National Museum
What the experts agree on
This modern, interactive museum contextualizes Angkor's temples, tracing the empire's rise and fall through religion, kings, and geopolitics, with showpieces like Preah Khan's Ganesh statue.
“A tour of this vast museum, built between the Siem Reap river and the archaeological park, will enable you to place the region's many temples in a historical and cultural context.”
– Michelin Guide
Concierge "Showpieces include a richly carved pink-sandstone lintel from Banteay Srei; an enchanting seated figure of Ganesh, the elephant-headed Hindu god, from Preah Khan."
Frommer's "This brand-new museum beckons visitors from the main road to the temples." Full review
Fodor's "This modern, interactive museum, which opened in 2008, gracefully guides you through the rise and fall of the Angkorian Empires, covering the religions, kings, and geopolitics." Full review
National Geographic "Last October, a Thai company tried to bring artifacts back to the temple, by opening the Angkor National Museum just a few miles from the Angkor Archaeological Park. The $15-million..."
